Portable display rack



m m \Q THINK mm1-L Feb. 24. 1925.

T. B. TODDv PORTABLE DISPLAY RACK Filed April 4, 1924 Patented Feb. 24, 1925.

N iT E D gronTAl-BLE DISPLAY RACK.

- Application-filed `April 4,-.

South St. Paul,.in .the county of Dakota.`

and` State of Alrlinnesota, have. invented cer-i tamnew. rand useful Improvements 1in Ports ableDisplay Racks, 4of which fthe following :is Y.a specification.

`lily invention ...relates to display V.racks Vvin general, and more particularly .to aV portable toL provide a simple, inexpensive. and; etiicient device the .use .of which enables a merchant tostore rugs Nin any convenient `place vand move thefentire stock ofrugspn thedevic-e poses.

.In thefaccompanying.drawing: y s Fig. 1 is a -top jorv plan Vview .ofimy com-- plete device showing indottedllinessome,of the rug racks swung out-` at .various angles.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofFig. 1 but..

showing `only twoY "otuthc oppositely ar@ ranged rug racks or hangers.

Fig. 8 is a right hand end elevation of Fig. 2 but showing only one rug rack or hanger.

Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation as on line 4-4 in Fig. 1 including a modiiication of the main structure.

My device is an elongated, upright, rectangular main frame comprising two horizontally spaced frames made mainly of `Standard pipe and fittings and mounted on two transversely arranged supports keach with two casters, enabling the entire device to be rolled to anysuitable location. Rug holding devices Iare pivotally arranged wit-lr in said main frame in such a manner that a large number of rugs can be hung in a comparatively small space within the 'main frame and can be swung out one by one for display.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals, the upright, rectangular main frame members comprise each an upper horizontal bar 5, a similar lower bar` 6 and two vertical end bars or posts 7, all of which are preferably standard pipe. Bars 5 and 7 are connected by Ls 8, and posts 7 are secured or threaded with their lower ends each in a pipe T 9. Each of said Ts has a side outlet 9a adapted to hold one end of the pipe 6. In the straight bore of two adjacent Ts is held a transversely arranged pipe 10 each end of which is bent down- 1924. serial no voiuzr wardlynand its extremity adapted to rota.- `tably hold the stem .of a caster 11.

The rug hanging parts of my device comprise-a plurality of triangular iframes piv ,otalfly mounted ywithin thefframe described as lfollows:

yAteachhend `of the main frame I provide y two; vertically spaced f horizontal rplates, 'of

isosceles triangle form the upper plate Y Adesignated,12 andtherrlower platel. It rack. adaptedforiuse V4in furniture.,'storesQo-r storing and .displayingrugs 1 The Jofb-jectfis.2

cast: ythese :plates are provided with integral collarslbored,forposts 7 and the inner `corner of the plate (has a central rcollar 13b bored for a vertical brace post14. vAll. .four 1 plates Hare v,arranged with their .equal sides `tapering,inwardly and the brace post is to 4.any part. .of` the store for display pur-` located atthe convergence lotsaid equal sides g` andfadjacent to said equal sides I provide a rowY of holesl.

rack 16. As mentioned'eaoh suchrack is tri-` angular and comprises the vertical arm 16a, from the upper end of which extends a horizontal integral arm 16b braced from the lower part of arm 16a by an angle brace 16, The lower end of brace 1Gc may be secured in the angle of a so-called Y pipe fitting 17 which also supports the lower end of arm 16au and acts as a supporting bearing on plate 13. The bores 15 in the opposite pairs of plates 12 and 13 are arranged in stag gered relation so that the rug racks 16 may overlap almost their entire length. The rugs are of course hung one on each rack arm 16b about as indicated in dotted lines 17 in Fig. 2.

Inr Fig. 4 I have` shown how the inner .providing a cross bar (pipe) 18 connecting pipes 6 horizontally, a pipe T 19 on said pipe 18 adapted to receive and hold the lower end of pipe 14 which is passed through the inner bore of plate 13. In this case the upper end of pipe 14 may be threaded or otherwise secured to plate 12 as at 13". Thus the plates 12 and 18 are absolutely rigid, a desirable construction for largedisplay racks where a large number of rugs would be very heavy.

In Fig. 3 I have shown only one rug rack 16 swung out Jfrom the frame. Its upright arm 161 s inclined outwardly at its -upper Said holes 15 i in theupperpla'te 12 registervertically with .the holes 15in thelowerplatel. .In each end, that is the bores 15 in the upper' plate are slightly further out than the bores 15 in the lower plate 13 causing the frame swinging therein to swing outwardly of its own weight and the added weight of a rug on each such rack.

It is obvious that a large number of rugs can be stored in my device in the minimum space and the main feature is that the entire supply of rugs thus stored can be moved to any place in a store where a salesman can swing the racks out alternately at either side of the device and display the rugs. The racks swung out from both sides will counterbalance each other but stability of the entire device is insured bymerely nalring the transverse supports 10 amply ong.

The operation of the device having already been fully disclosed I vwill merely further state that considerable variation in construction may be required to suit various conditions, for example, two sets of rug racks may be arranged to be swung out from one side only or the racks may be arranged :tar enough apartso as not to be overlapped, but such variations fall within the scope of the invention. Another lfeature is that a large number or rugs can readily be` moved with small effort to any part of a store in various kinds of light to properly display the rugs to prospective buyers.

l/Vhat I claim is:

In a portable display rack a pair of horizontally disposed, spaced supports mounted on casters, a main frame comprising two vertically disposed quadrangular frames mounted on said supports in spaced relation, a plurality of display racks mounted between said vertical frames and adapted to be swung horizontally and outwardly from the frame, said display racks comprising each a vertically disposed triangular frame with an upright arm, an integral arm eX- tending horizontally from the upper end of the vertical arm'and an angular brace connecting said upright and horizontal arms, said racks being swingable each in two vertically spacedA horizontal plates secured to the adjacent upright members at each end of the main frame, said plates having rows of vertically registering apertures, each upright arm being pivotally held near its up# per end in an aperture in the upper plate and its lower end in a registering aperture in the lower plate, and means for vertically supporting the inner end of each set of plates comprising a vertically arranged post connecting saidplates, a cross bar arranged transversely in the lower part of the main frame and operatively connected with the lower end of said post. Y

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

THOMAS B. TODD. 

